It's a boy for Mark-Paul Gosselaar!
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and his wife have welcomed a baby boy. What do you think of the name?
Saved by the Bell fans (I know you're out there), rejoice! Another alum has welcomed a baby.
Yes, Saved by the Bell alum/Franklin & Bash star Mark-Paul Gosselaar, 39, and his wife, Catriona McGinn, welcomed a baby boy at around noon, yesterday (Monday, Sept. 30). His rep confirmed the news to People Magazine.
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“We are overjoyed with the new addition to our family," the proud dad tells People. "We are madly in love with our little boy. . . . He is healthy and just perfect — all we could ask for.”
And the baby's name is... Dekker Edward Gosselaar.
Two weeks ago, in an interview with People, Mark-Paul hinted that the name was "not traditional" and "not too quirky." It's "different," he said, "but it's not something odd."
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This is the first child for advertising exec Catriona, and the third for Mark-Paul — who has two kids, Ava Lorenn, 7, and Michael Charles, 9.5, from his previous marriage.
Congrats to the family!
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